Are you a Cranker, a Stroller or a Tweener

Anybody who knows just a little bit about bowling or hangs around in bowling alleys will know that there are three main types of bowler – there’s the cranker, the stroller and the tweener. Of course there are other variations too, the two handers, the power strokers and the spinners but the main bowling styles are cranking, strolling and tweening.

If you know which type of bowler you are you’ll be better able to improve your game – it will also help you to make better judgments when you buy your bowling kit from shop.bowlersparadise.com or some other bowling store. You mustn’t try to be any of these categories; you’ve got to go with the flow of what comes naturally to you. All bowlers have a slightly different style so whatever you are you will be something unique!
Crankers – are the power bowlers, the ones who blast the pins to smithereens with the sheer power and high number of revolutions. They often have a high backed swing and really open their shoulders preceding the delivery thus generating tons of power. Some crankers do have a relatively low back swing with a cupped wrist creating all those revolutions.

Crankers have the power but this style of bowling isn’t always as accurate as they would like and splits are a constant threat. Crankers are much more prone to throwing splits than other types of bowler.
Strollers – are the smooth operators of the bowling lane, relying on accuracy more than sheer power – lots of the professionals could be regarded as strollers. The swing of a stroller is usually parallel with the ground and the ball does have less revolutions than that of the cranker – in stroking consistency is the key over power.

Strollers may have accuracy but their slower delivery doesn’t always have enough oomph to plow across the pins like the cranker does.
Tweeners – are something in between, a kind of hybrid between the cranker and the stroller. Bowlers may be labeled as tweeners because their style doesn’t really fit into cranker or stroller – he may execute a back swing which is pretty high but not high enough to be a cranker, in fact some tweeners have many cranker qualities without the necessary strength of the wrist to really execute the necessary power. If a bowler isn’t a cranker and isn’t a stroller he must be a tweener.
Tweeners are overall the most versatile types of bowler you’ll come across with the skill to adapt their game for the power shots when necessary and the accuracy of a stroller. They bowl the ball at an average speed with a smooth delivery and a back swing which isn’t high and isn’t low, it’s somewhere in the middle.

So what type of bowler are you?

• Do you have a high back swing and really try to power the ball to explode the pins with loads of revolutions – if so you’re a cranker (and you probably suffer from quite a few splits).
• Do you rely more on the accuracy of your bowling rather than power – sending the ball with a low, parallel back swing and an accurate aim at the pins – if so you’re a definite stroller.
• Does your bowling style lay firmly between the two – because if it does then you’re a tweener. It’s no good fighting it, you are what you are . . .

Whatever type of bowler you are you’ll find a great selection of gear and equipment at http://shop.bowlersparadise.com – why not take a look and see what they’ve got to suit your style.

Extremely Creative and Fun Ideas For an Exciting Kids' Bowling Party

Bowling birthday parties are always a hit with the kids for a number of good reasons. Few public places are more fun for a kid’s birthday party than the local bowling alley. Unlike a restaurant-only venue, the entertainment is already built in to the bowling party with a game the kids love to play. Guards can often be set up to prevent gutter balls and to keep the fun continuous. After all, it isn’t tournament league play and the kids don’t care if they are using custom columbia bowling balls or Big Bird brand. It’s just about the fun. Plus, with onsite food available, there is little left for the adults to do except have fun with the kids and orchestrate all the action. Here are a few tips for doing just that.

1. Pick the right bowling alley.
Some alleys are more kid friendly than others, and some are more like a bar and geared to adults. Check around and find the right alley for your party. Make a reasonable guest list. Your child’s entire class at school may be a little unwieldy in the bowling alley while the kids are trying to bowl. A better number of guests may be closer to five or ten and will make the party—and the kids—much easier to manage.

2. Plan some fun bowling games.
Bowling is already fun, but kids bore easily so it is a good idea to have some creative boredom killers primed to go. Try having the kids bowl backward. Make them do a silly or crazy walk before they release the ball. Ask them to bowl in slow motion. Get them to pretend they are walking along a tightrope as they approach the lane. Your imagination is the only limit on the fun games the kids can play while they bowl.

Just remember to have fun with the planning and a bowling-themed birthday cake is always a good idea. Party favors like milk bottles decorated to look like bowling pins (a little red striping around the neck does the trick) go well with the cake, too. You can find plenty of inspiration for your bowling birthday party at BowlingBalls.

Beginning in Hydroponics

If you like the idea of growing crops inside where you can monitor them, we suggest taking up hydroponics. Quality yet cheap led grow lights are crucial to the hydroponics process, as well as making sure they are the right type of led grow light for your planting needs. If you are unsure as to where the best are located, www.eternalgrow.com has some quality products.

There are tons of different nutrient additives that you can add to your hydroponics set-up to make your plants successful. Happy plants are healthy plants and you can be sure that with the right nutrients, you will be growing a fantastic indoor garden. With the right supplies and the right amount of knowledge, anyone can turn into a super hydroponics grower! If you want plants that will be grown in stable environment as opposed to outdoors where weather can harm them, try hydroponics! You don’t have to wait for a certain season, you can start growing tonight if you wanted. There is lots of information available online for people to learn about indoor plant growing, and it is continuing to be a growing trend in many communities. This is very helpful to those cities that dwell in colder areas since crops are harder to grow outdoors. Hydroponics is the answer to most of outside gardenings problems!

Having a hydroponics garden is extremely smart if you want to start growing food for your family all year round to save on groceries, as well as for hobby growing! No matter what the plant, with the right grow lights and nutrients you will have a wonderful garden and collection. Hydroponics doesn't have to be difficult, so don't make it that way!

Growing, the Best New Hobby

I was encouraging him to try some new hobbies, so my son decided he wanted to start a garden inside because he was getting into cooking. He wanted to grow parsley, sage, rosemary, even thyme and he didn’t even know the song.

What a coincidence. I always like to encourage my son in his endeavors so I decided to help him out with his new indoor garden. Now, I made him do all the research to figure out what he needed, but I helped him finding a good deal on the stuff. We needed a to get a grow light of course to simulate sunshine. Also, these ones are really low energy which of course saves money. Also they last a long time.

You can never really have too many led grow lights, because you need different colors for different types of seedlings and at different stages of their growth. You may think all lights would be the same because heck, there’s only one sun, but remember, you’re in a world without sun when you’re doing indoor growing so you might as well keep all those prejudices back in Boise. If you have any questions about what’s available, we did all our shopping at http://www.accesshydroponic.com and their selection really helped us figure out what we needed. It’s not just light, it’s all the wiring and the ballasts and reflective grow tents.

It’s kind of expensive at the end of the day, and you might think I should just go to Food 4 Less and get some dried spices that others have already grown and while yes that would be more cost effective this is way better and more delicious. Making a pizza with ingredients your grew yourself, in the basement, is an invaluable experience and also it gives the grower, my son, an exceptional sense of accomplishment, which of course it is.

What is “Good” Debt?

To many people the term “good debt” may seem like an oxymoron. Being in debt can be a burden, but there are types of debt that are beneficial because of the opportunities that come out of them. Avoiding debt completely isn’t always the best option. Paying for everything in cash can often deplete your savings, and leave you without having anything to fall back on. Knowing when it’s necessary to borrow money, and managing your debt well is part of what becomes good debt.

A lot of what makes certain debt “good” can be associated with what is known as “opportunity cost”. Opportunity cost is the sacrifice a person makes of income in the short-run with the intention of making more than they would have in the long term. Furthermore, good debt should be for things you need but can’t afford to pay for out of your own pocket. As the saying goes: “it takes money to make money”. Here are three examples of what can be considered good debt. 

Education

Tuition for schools is notoriously high, and there’s pretty much no way you can get a good education without gaining some debt. It’s true that certain careers are obtainable without getting a college degree, but they are scarce and don’t pay as well. For example, you may get a job where you make $30,000 a year without going to school. However, you may never go above that amount and have a greater opportunity to maketwo times as much if you go to college. This is where good debt and opportunity cost come in. By sacrificing the $30,000 over four years (a total of $120,000) you are investing in the long term, and the idea that you will make vastly more than what you lost. Since the debt you are acquiring is for the purpose of something you need to become more successful, it is considered a good debt.

Homeownership

Buying a home can be pretty costly, and if we’ve learned anything from the last decade—it’s pretty volatile too. Chances are you won’t be able to pay for a house upfront, and even if you could it isn’t wise to spend all your capital in one shot like that. A mortgage loan is a good form of debt because of the equity that comes out of it. Once you’ve paid off your loan you now have a new asset. Down the road the opportunity cost will most likely be positive too, since you may end up paying less in property taxes and home maintenance than you would have in rent every month.

Small Business

Taking out a loan in order to start your own business is another form of good debt. Again, in the long-run the opportunity cost of having your own business can end up being a bigger financial windfall for yourself than if you worked for another company. Of course the risk associated with starting your own business is much higher than getting an education or owning a home. Although this is good debt, since you are doing something to further your financial success, it is important to do research and know if it’s right for you.

As stated with the small business example, it’s imperative to realize that taking on debt in any form can be a risk, and you should do your research before making any costly decisions. When taking on debt of any kind keep your debt to income ratio in mind. A good rule of thumb is your monthly debt payments should never exceed 36% of your gross monthly income. Be aware of how much debt you’re taking on at any one time. What all three of these examples, and any type of good debt, have in common are that they are investments in your future with the intention of capital growth. Remembering that when deciding to borrow money can help you avoid bad debt situations.

Angie Picardo is a staff writer for NerdWallet, a personal finance website dedicated to helping consumers find the best credit cards.

Frank W. Abagnale Jr. The real "Catch Me If You Can"

Catch me if you can, is one of my favorite movie.

The 2002 film Catch Me if You Can, directed by award-winning director Steven Spielberg, stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Abagnale and Tom Hanks as Hanratty. The film is based upon his life and the autobiography and is mainly true to the source as Abagnale was a consultant to the writers but some of the details were changed for obvious movie purposes

Catch me if you can - part 1

Poor Cheryl for giving  $400 back for the bouncy cheque

Catch me if you can - part 2

I really like on his words about 'kids need for parents', on the ending of part 2. It really meaningful. A divorce would turn a kid perform unexpected behavior. 

A wonderful marriage with perfect wife and lovely children will make a husband a perfect man.

Addicted to Boboiboy musim 2

Bad credit loan

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December 2012 Contest Giveaway

Hi and salam to all.

Starting from December 2012 onward, I will organize contest  / giveaway more frequent on this blog. For December, this is what you have to do;

• The Contest

Create dialog or short story based on the cartoon sketch above. It can be sad, or funny as long as the judges fell happy and love it. Your entry can be either in Bahasa Melayu, English or Mandarin. Do send your entry in the comment section below . You can use either standard comment box or Facebook comment box.

Buat dialog atau cerita pendek berdasarkan kartun yang saya lukis di atas. Coretan cerita anda boleh jadi sedih atau lucu, yang penting dapat memikat hati para juri. Penyertaan anda boleh dihantar dalam salah satu bahasa ini; Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Inggeris atau Bahasa Mandarin. Hantarkan penyertaan and bermula daripada sekarang. Anda boleh komen samada menggunakan ruang komen Facebook atau ruang komen sedia ada di bawahnya.

• The Rules

1. Share this contest entry either in your blog or facebook wall (and mention the sponsor - please update for new sponsor) . Mention this in the post :

Contest sponsored by:

1.  MuhasabahTrading 
2.  SamDaddyCool 
3.  eTiQatakafulmy

2. You can send as many entry as you want, but one person can win only one prize.
3. Story must be related with the sketch above.
4. Closing date will be on midnight 11.59pm 31st December 2012
5. We will contact winner by email, please provide valid email. Winner will be announced a week after, on FB SamDaddyCoolDotCom fanpage (please remind me if I forgot .. hehehe)



1. Konsikan peraduan ini samada di wall FB atau pun di blog entri. Wajib menyenaraikan nama sponsor (sila update dari masa ke semasa, rujuk disini): wajib masukkan ayat di bawah ini:

Contest sponsored by: 

1.  MuhasabahTrading 
2.  SamDaddyCool 
3.  eTiQatakafulmy

2. Hantarkan seberapa banyak penyertaan. Tiada had, tetapi hanya satu kemenangan untuk seorang peserta (seorang peserta tidak boleh memnangi lebih daripada satu hadiah).
3. Cerita mestilah berkaitan dengan gambar lukisan kartun di atas.
4. Tarikh tutup penyertaan pada tengah malam 11.59pm  , 31 Disember 2012.
5. Pemenang akan dihubungi melalui emel, dan diumumkan di FB SamDaddyCoolDotCom.

• The Prize

RM 50 (USD $16) for the winner (Johan)
RM 35 (USD $11) for runner up (naib johan)
RM 15  (USD $5) for third place (tempat ketiga)


Please use the contact form if you are interested to become a sponsor.

Deepavali greetings

Happy Deepavali to all Hindu friends out there.

For anyone who are curious about Deepavali or Diwali, lets check out the description from wikipedia:



Dev Deepawali (Varanasi)

Observed by :  Hindus
Type                 :  Varanasi
Significance :  Tripura Purnima or worship of Lord Shiva
Date                 :  Full Moon day of the Kartik month in the Hindu calendar
2012 date         :  28 November
Celebrations :  Gods descent to the Ganga ghats at Varanasi and aarti for the Ganga River

The Dev Deepavali ("the Diwali of the gods" or "festival of lights of the gods"), the festival of Kartik Poornima is celebrated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. It falls on the full moon of the Hindu month of Kartika (November - December) and is 15 days after Diwali. The steps of all the ghats on the riverfront of the Ganges River from Ravidas Ghat at the southern end to Rajghat, are lit with more than a million earthen lamps (diyas) in honour of Ganga, the Ganges and its presiding goddess. The gods are believed to descend on earth to bathe in the Ganges on this day. The festival is also observed as Tripura Purnima Snan. The tradition of lighting the lamps on this Dev Deepawali festival day was first started at the Panchganga Ghat, about 25 years ago.

During Dev Deepawali, houses are decorated with oil lamps and coloured designs on the front door, firecrackers are burnt in the night. On this occasion, processions of decorated deities are taken out in the streets of Varanasi and oil lamps are set afloat on the river.

Boboiboy action figure at Petronas

Kumpulkan 6 mainan BoBoiBoy! Bermula 12 October di Kedai Mesra Petronas! Setiap satu RM19.90, setinggi 6 inci! Dijual 2 mainan setiap bulan! Terbaik Mesra!

Action figure BoBoiBoy Tanah dan Ying sudah mula dijual di Petronas! Hanya RM19.90, diskaun menjadi RM 16.90 dengan pembelian RM15 ke atas. Cepat sementara stock masih ada!

Those statement above originally taken from Official Boboiboy FB fanpage. I believe most of kids in Malaysia start knowing Boboiboy character, with Yaya, Gopal, Ying, Fang, Adu Du, Probe, Tok Aba, Papa Zola and Ochobot. My 3 years old son, Ahmad IQbal can sing the theme song, even his pronunciation still not perfect.

Congratulations to Animonsta for their passion in creating such a great effort in world of animation. Boboiboy now has become a trend and dream for kids to own their merchandise; t-shirt, pajamas, drinking bottle, soft drink and toys.

By the way, in this post, I'd like to talk about Ahmad IQbal Boboiboy October collection; Boboiboy Angin and Yaya. (Kalau biasa, orang panggil patung kartun boboiboy).

My mother in law get the October series for Ahmad IQbal and she already promised him for the next one. Thanks to grand-mom for buying them.

For sale Original watercolor painting Masjid Tengkera Melaka

On the previous post, I did mentioned about the Masjid Tengkera Melaka watercolor painting for sale. Here I post the full view of the completed Tengkera Mosque painting.

The size of the painting is approximately A4 size [ 210mm (H) x 297mm(W) ] without any frame. Drawn on watercolor paper (sorry I don't have the data for the weight of paper). I'm selling this art piece for RM150 (USD$50) with free shipping within Malaysia. For overseas, additional shipping fees apply.

Please contact me using contact form if you are interested to purchase, and quote " Masjid Tengkera Melaka watercolor painting for sale" in the title.

Original watercolor painting Masjid Tengkera Melaka

Finally I started my artwork journey yesterday. I forced my self to start the painting and I've made it. I will show the complete painting in the next entry.

Hopefully I can start selling my artwork very soon, just need to add on more paintings in the collection.

Just for now. Really got to go.

Architecture update from behind the scene

Salam and hi to all

I have many things to tell on this blog. I got plans for this blog, to organize giveaway and contest. I want to keep updating this blog while ideas keep coming into my head.

...but, I'm lack of free time to organize those things.

WHY?

I'm struggling to complete the construction and detail drawing of the sample house for Baba Nyonya Resort at Jalan Gapam, Jasin, Melaka. At the same time , I have to sit down with client and structural engineer to sort out some issues.

The part that I really hate is to amend the drawing in autoCAD. I don't have draughtman helping me since my assistant quit the job couple months ago. Now I have to draft the drawing all by myself, while  at the same time , I have to attend meetings, doing design jobs and 3D sketchup illustration. I need to work overtime to catch up everything.

.. come bro, stop complaining! Some people have worse task than what you have in hands...

hmmm.. ok, ok.. I won't complaint... but still I need to do another project queued in my folder. I have to be more accurate and improve my working skill. I need to design fast, drafting faster, less dreaming and overcome the sleepy mode problem  after lunch :p . I did mentioned to my colleague, this is probably because I'm getting older, so I had the  sleepy mode syndrome :D

I think I have to stop now. Maybe in the next entry, I'm going to share what I have in mind for big art project in this blog. I also I will share how I play with the roof design for type D bungalow as I have to change it to another look. The potential buyer really don't like the original roof pattern, based on what the developer told me.

For junior architect, maybe what I'm going to share can be useful to you guys. Or if any of you have more experience than me, please voice up your comment. I'd like to hear and learn from you guys. For me, learning process can be gain even from youngsters. It's not a big deal listen to them, if their ideas and knowledge is better.

ciao

Selamat Hari Raya Wishes 2012

Salam to all,

It's 2nd Syawal 1433H today, before too late, I'd like to wish Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to all. Maaf Zahir Batin.

This year is very busy for me that limit my time for blogging and artwork creation. InsyaAllah, I'm trying all my best to get back to free lance artist / designer very soon. 

What I'm doing now is to establish and prepare solid base income from blogging and internet, before I can jump into this business for full time.

Wish me luck.

Hush puppies Malaysia Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2012 promotion

I did blogwalking to couple blogs and when I bumped into EmilaYusof's, it reminds me of Hush Puppies hari raya Aidilfitri 2012 promotion.

The artwork done by master of children's illustrator, EmilaYusof. Very neat, cute and adorable and I believe everybody will like it.

I wish I can get an assignment like this from such a big company, hopefully. Maybe I have to learn from the sifoo.

2012 Ramadan Kareem wallpaper 1

Salam to all muslims,

Since tomorrow will be the first day of Ramdan fasting, I will start sharing Ramadhan wallpaper art, created and modified by myself.

So, enjoy the Ramadan Kareem wallpaper and happy Ramdan. InsyaAllah I will provide more wallpaper for you to download to your pc.

Perhaps you also can use this wallpaper art as an e-card for Eid (kad ucapan Hari Raya Puasa Aidilfitri). Simply point mouse to the wallpaper image above, right button click, open in new tab and save to your pc desktop.

All the best.

Get Nick Vujicic for depression medication

If you are dealing with the depression or you are in great depression. You should listen to Nick Vujicic. I believe  I some of us  showing depression symptoms or depression anxiety , perhaps you should go for depression test .




What is depression definition?


Based on wikipedia; Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behavior, feelings and physical well-being. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, worried, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, or restless.


So if you think you start having depression, you should go for depression help . Overcoming depression is not easy as we listen to people, how to handle it. The best solution is go for depression treatment, while in most cases, they will get depression medications. Antidepressant medication  or depression and medication  treatment should be done by doctor.

OR maybe you listen to Nick Vujicic series of motivational video on youtube. He has no limbs but he is happy and very inspiring. Visit his website at http://attitudeisaltitude.com

Ergonomic office chairs ... seriously?

credit to Green Ergonomic Office

I was writing an article when suddenly I need to refer to 'ergonomic office chairs' term. Then after I google, I found above image which tells you how comfortable working on that office chair workstation.

I wish I will have one.

Used office furniture

My current job needs me to design lots of offices and commercial building. Dealing with layout plan, façade and the circulation flow, there are many aspects to consider. I also do 3D modelling using sketch up design tools and completing the working drawing in autoCAD.

In the design process, I have to draw the office wall partitions, office chairs, the table and bookshelves in layout plan to make sure it can tolerate with the circulation and flow.

I only do rough placement for the office furniture and office cubicles, as I have to pass the plan to interior department afterwards for more details.

In this business, our office also do design and built service, to make better profit. Sometimes, we suggest our client to get used office furniture instead of the new one. This really can cut cost because normally it cheaper than discount office furniture.

Cheap used office furniture doesn’t mean you won’t get comfortable office chairs. It depends on how you get the source for used office furniture. One of the best sources is to go to furniture liquidation. The furniture liquidators can get the good quality used office furniture as they also dealing with trash removal and relocation of office.

That is part of my story as a designer, I wish I can continue with another story and tips on the next entry.